Thought Leadership: Secret Weapons of Communication

Orrick presents this year’s Thought Leadership event in Düsseldorf

Our speaker Leo Martin is going to reveal the secrets of fair and appreciative communication and how to use them to one’s advantage. As a graduate of criminalistics he worked for a large German intelligence service for ten years and due to his proficiency in subconscious pattern of behavior and thought, was largely responsible for the recruitment and management of informants. Today, Leo Martin is a much sought after advisor for the analysis of negotiating partners, public speaker and author of multiple best-selling books.

He has extensive
experience in complex corporate transactions including private equity and
venture capital transactions, real estate portfolio deals, joint ventures and
fund formation as well as restructuring. He also advises on Management
Participation Programs and liability issues in this context.

Oliver Duys is Managing
Partner of the German Orrick offices along with Dr. Christoph Brenner.

Oliver Duys worked for Slaughter and May and Hengeler Mueller. Following his
partnership at Hölters & Elsing since 2006, Oliver Duys is a partner at Orrick
since 2008.

His clients include technology companies of all stages and their
investors at all points in the company life cycle. Supported by a global and cross-practice
team, he also counsels major corporations on expansion/market entry projects and
has a special focus on in- and outbound German/US investments and joint ventures.

The Legal500 Ranking EMEA for 2018 recommends Sven for “mid-sized
international Corporate M&A deals (€100m-€500m)” and the leading German market
publication Juve ranks him as "frequently recommended for PE, M&A and corporate
advice. In its latest yearbook 2019/2020, JUVE named Sven as one of Germany's top attorneys for venture capital (the highest recognition for this category awarded by JUVE).

Sven is passionate about building a bridge for his clients from
Germany to the US and other international technology hubs and to help them succeed
in the international market. With a dual background in business and law, an entrepreneurial
spirit, and experience in over 100 M&A transactions and financing rounds across
many industries (including energy, automotive, information technology, commerce
and life science), Sven has a unique perspective, which inspires him to find the
best strategic and commercially viable solution for his clients.

In the 2017 edition of its Innovative Lawyers Report Europe,
the Financial Times named Sven’s work to connect start-ups with Germany’s Mittelstand
(mid-sized companies) a standout “for making bridges between Silicon Valley and
Germany”. In 2017 and 2018, he also received the “Acritas Star Lawyer” award from
the leading international legal research company Acritas based on clients' praise
for Sven's responsiveness and business-oriented advice for technology companies.

Sven volunteers with entrepreneur groups (such as Prepare! The
Entrepreneurs Academy or the WHU Entrepreneurship Roundtable) and lectures at the
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management.

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